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Beyond Petroleum's On-site Hydraulic Drilling Rig Services in India: Precise Operation and Maintenance Empowering Overseas Energy Development
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Beyond Petroleum's On-site Hydraulic Drilling Rig Services in India: Precise Operation and Maintenance Empowering Overseas Energy Development
On April 15, 2026, a three-person team from Beyond Petroleum Equipment Co., Ltd., led by the general manager , arrived in India to officially commence a week-long on-site service operation for a CMD120 hydraulic drilling rig. This equipment is a core product that Beyond Petroleum will export to India in 2025. However, due to India's previous reluctance to grant visas to Chinese citizens, on-site service had not been possible, and technical support for the client was primarily provided online. After three rounds of persistent visa applications, a six-month multiple-entry visa for India was finally obtained. At the client's invitation, our service team arrived at the drilling rig site immediately. This is part of the company's routine maintenance and support operations for equipment sold overseas.
The drilling rig is currently serving the Shahdol coalbed methane development project of Reliance Industries, led by India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani . Since drilling began on July 16, 2025, the rig has delivered 13 wells to the client, and the 14th well is currently in the final stages of the first branch of the horizontal section. Although the rig encountered some minor issues in the early stages of operation due to design differences with their previous American Sheme TXD rig, after a period of adjustment, the client's drillers have mastered its operation, ensuring the successful delivery of the 13 wells. The client is very satisfied with the equipment and purchased an additional unit from our company in March of this year, with delivery expected in September 2026.
As an emerging market for global coalbed methane resource development, India has extremely high requirements for the stability and operational efficiency of drilling equipment. The CMD120 multi-functional hydraulic drilling rig used in this service has multiple construction modes, including mud drilling, air down-the-hole hammer drilling, and air lift reverse circulation drilling, and is suitable for various scenarios such as geothermal wells, coalbed methane wells, and oil drilling.
Technical features of the CMD120 drilling rig:
- Equipped with a large-diameter tiltable power head, a clamping and uncoupling device, and a power catwalk, it makes loading and unloading drill pipes convenient and quick.
- The power head has a stroke of 15.2 meters, and it is a telescopic drilling rig that meets the requirements for Class III drill pipe in petroleum standards. It has high stability and a large load-bearing capacity.
- The hydraulic system employs a load-sensitive control system, which automatically adjusts the output flow rate according to the load size.
- Employing a fully hydraulic multi-circuit control system, the drilling rig can perform multiple functions simultaneously and independently; it features multiple safety protection functions, including lifting force limitation, feed force limitation, torque limitation, power head feed locking, and drill rod clamping capacity adjustment; furthermore, the drilling rig's hydraulic system has the performance characteristics of operating at full power.
- It has the function of adjusting drilling pressure, which can effectively control the drilling force according to the formation conditions.
- The power head spindle has a braking function, which meets the requirements of directional well construction.
- It is equipped with independent air and mud pipe interfaces.
- The vehicle-mounted chassis offers high mobility, convenient relocation and transportation, accurate and quick on-site positioning, and reduced labor intensity for workers.
- To ensure safe production, the drilling rig is high enough to accommodate well control equipment (blowout preventers, flow diverters, dust suppression equipment, etc.).
During this on-site service in India, the team held meetings with the project owner and client to discuss and address the issues encountered during the current equipment usage. We will also make improvements and upgrades to address these issues in the new equipment system.
During the service period, the team also plans to conduct specialized technical training for local operators, covering routine equipment maintenance, troubleshooting, and safe operation, helping clients build independent operation and maintenance capabilities. For BEYOND, the end of each overseas service is the beginning of the next trust-based cooperation.
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